An English-Saxon Homily on the Birth-day of St. Gregory: Anciently Used in the English-Saxon Church: Giving an Account of the Conversion of the English from Paganism to Christianity. Translated Into Modern English, with Notes, &cW. Bowyer., 1709 - 104 Seiten |
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Seite 17 - And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, faying unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my (heep which was loft.
Seite 31 - ... days of the year would not have been sufficient for a several commemoration of them; it was the great wisdom and moderation of those religious grave prelates, by whom God (of His especial blessing to our Church above others) did reform such things as were many ways remiss here among us, to choose one solemn day alone, wherein to magnify God for the generality of All His Saints together"; and to retain some few selected days in every month for the special memory of others, both holy Persons and...
Seite vii - ... more particular Agreement with some Words which I had heard when very young in the North as drew me in to be more inquisitive after Books written in that Language. With this, the Kind Encourager of my Studies being very well pleased, recommended to me the Saxon Heptateuch, most accurately published by Mr. Thwaites. The Matter of that Book being well known and familiar to me, made the reading of it very easy and agreeable : and led me on to the reading of several other Treatises, and to divert...
Seite 14 - In this rejoice not, but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
Seite 12 - Gregory askod them whether the men of that land were Christians, or heathens ; and the men said unto him they were heathens. Gregory then fetching a long sigh from the very bottom of his heart, said, Alas ! alas ! that men of so fair a complexion should be subject to the prince of darkness.
Seite lv - Repentance to the acknowledging of the Truth. And that they may recover themfelves out of the Snare of the Devil, who are taken captive by him at his Will...
Seite 31 - ... by how much the greater difficulties you have undergone in fulfilling the will of God. Be obedient with all humility in all things to Augustine, whom we have set over you to be your abbot. It will be for your souls' health, so far as ye fulfil his admonitions. Almighty God through his grace protect you, and grant that I may behold the fruit of your labour in the eternal reward, and that I may be found together with you in the joy of your reward. Because although. I cannot labour with you, yet...
Seite vii - Studies, hath ever since presevered to encourage my Proceeding in them, and to urge me that by publishing somewhat in Saxon, I would invite the Ladies to be acquainted with the Language of their Predecessors, and the Original of their Mother Tongue. Particularly he recommended to me the Publication of this Homily. And here I cannot but observe, how great an Argument Women have, for engaging in Learning, even Saxon Learning, from so great an Authority. . . But to come to the Homily upon St. Gregory....
Seite v - Admit a Woman may have Learning, is there no other kind of Learning to employ her time? What is this Saxon? What has she to do with this barbarous antiquated Stuff? so useless, so altogether out of the way?
Seite xix - ... said, Make with me, Lord, a sign for good, that they which hate me may see it, and be confounded (Ps. Ixxxv. 17). These things I say, because I desire to abase the mind of my hearer in humility. But let thy very humility have its confidence. For I, a sinner, maintain a most certain hope that through the grace of our Almighty Creator and Redeemer, our God and Lord Jesus Christ, thy sins are already remitted, and thou art chosen for this purpose, that those of others may be remitted through thee....